the planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, according to experts.
"we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000," to sustain the growing population. The article linked makes a clear and concise case for the need of a more vegetable-based diet and increase in funding for family planning.
Yum! I made this chili using the recipe on the back, substituting Morning Star meal starter crumbles for ground beef. The only other ingredients were diced tomatoes and kidney beans. It was very easy and took about 15 minutes to make, cost about 7-8 dollars (using organic beans and tomatoes), and made me lunch for three days. You can just freeze the left overs! Cooking at home is so much healthier and cheaper than eating out!
Delicious, vegetarian, cheap, and easy :)
This sloppy joe mix is very good as well - you only need to add oil and tomato paste. The soy crumbles come with the mix and i believe it's only 3-4 dollars a box!
The House passed a bill to remove all federal funding from Planned Parenthood an other family planning clinics... here's the link to the article, everyone should read it: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/house-passes-bill-to-defund-planned-parenthood.php
For everyone who doesn't know... Planned Parenthood does a lot more than just abortions, which the House is mainly basing their argument off of. If you want to take action because you hate this idea as much as I do, follow this link.
For those of you in my class who don't understand how this would relate to a blog about sustainability, family planning is an essential part of sustainability that is most often times overlooked. The population is way over earth's carrying capacity and continues to grow due to lack of family planning. The availability of services that are offered at Planned Parenthood are ESSENTIAL to low-income families. Planned Parenthood is also a good resource for teens and young adults who are still on their parents' insurance... they can have access to STD testing/birth control/other sexual health services with complete confidentiality.
This is disgusting. Watch it. It's going on RIGHT NOW. We know how the water has been undrinkable before, in Atlanta and such, which led to privatization of water. But this is RIGHT NOW... Obama, why aren't you doing anything about this?
Hahah. No really, in honor of studying for my environmental politics exam, this post is going to be dealing with the incident at Love Canal.
First, let me tell a little about myself, because I failed to do so in my first post.
My name is Michelle, and my life consists of school and Starbucks. I'm majoring in sustainability and have a minor in psychology. What do I want to do with my degree? I have no idea. But I know I love my internship. I've been interning/volunteering at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center for nine months. There, I help out in the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. I also know I love my job at Starbucks. I'm a shift supervisor there, and I make really good money for someone my age, I get good benefits, and I love my customers and the people I work with. The only thing is I have to wake up at 3:30am a few days a week.
Okay.. now back to hookers.
Between 1942 and 1952, Hooker Chemical Company dumped 22,000 tons of toxic chemical waste into the Love Canal (named after the man who dug the canal for industrial purposes). Love Canal is located in Niagara Falls, where the toxic waste site was covered in 1952 and the land was sold to the city to build a school on top. The school and homes were built (with basements, which permeated the cement layer originally build on top of the toxic sludge to attempt to hold it in), and, of course, kids got sick. Rashes, respiratory illnesses, and burns from debris were a few issues. Although Hooker Chemical Company warned the city of some of the toxins buried in the ground, the city continued to develop it, and the residents were not warned. It was not until a reporter published a story about it that the citizens had an explanation for all of the illnesses and black goop that permeated their basement walls.
looks delicious, right? yeah, I heard an ad for an all you can eat soup and salad at Applebee's. Being a vegetarian, you have to be careful with soups (Panera Bread's broccoli and cheddar is made with chicken base... a lot of canned "vegetable" soups are too). But even at Panera, and every canned version I've seen, tomato soup has always been vegetarian so I figured that would be okay, plus I assume everywhere has to have at least ONE vegetarian option... wrong! If you're a vegetarian you're virtually unable to participate in this wonderful $5.99 lunch buffet.
Ironically.... Denny's! You rule. Second best veggie burger I've ever gotten at a restaurant?
"Amy's® Veggie Burger made from fresh organic grains and vegetables with protein-rich soy. Topped with melted Pepper Jack cheese, fresh spinach, tomato and grilled mushroom on a wheat bun. Served with a side of balsamic vinaigrette." (taken from the menu).
Organic? Denny's? Yes. MindBodyGreen recognizes this accomplishment of the restaurant chain too.
the planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, according to experts. 
